Sambhal Jama Masjid Survey To Proceed; Allahabad HC Upholds Trial Courtroom Order | India Information
Sambhal Jama Masjid or Harihar Mandir? The Allahabad Excessive Courtroom on Monday upheld the trial courtroom’s order issued in November final yr appointing an Advocate Commissioner to survey the Sambhal mosque premises. This implies the Advocate Commissioner can proceed the survey as ordered by the courtroom. The Excessive Courtroom gave its order whereas listening to a civil revision petition within the ongoing dispute between the Jama Masjid and the Harihar Mandir within the Sambhal district.
Notably, the Sambhal mosque administration committee had opposed the trial courtroom ordere whereas submitting a civil revision petition looking for a keep on the continuing trial courtroom proceedings. Hindu aspect lawyer, Advocate Gopal Sharma, stated, “On nineteenth November 2024, we filed a petition. The courtroom had ordered a survey. The survey was performed in two components. The social gathering of Jama Masjid went to the Supreme Courtroom towards the survey… The Supreme Courtroom requested them to go to the Excessive Courtroom,” Sharma stated.
Earlier, the Supreme Courtroom on April 29 granted two-week time to the Committee of Administration, Shahi Jama Masjid, Sambhal, to file its response on a standing report of Uttar Pradesh authorities which stated the disputed properly is situated exterior mosque.
In November 2024, the highest courtroom had stayed the trial courtroom proceedings within the case, directing it to to not hear the matter till the petition filed by the mosque committee towards the survey order is listed within the Allahabad Excessive Courtroom. Tensions in Sambhal had simmered after the native courtroom ordered a survey of the mosque on November 19. Opposing the court-ordered survey of the Jama Masjid individuals clashed with police, ensuing within the dying of 4 individuals.
The survey adopted a petition filed by some individuals within the native courtroom, claiming that the location of the mosque was beforehand a Harihar temple, devoted to Kalki, the final incarnation of Lord Vishnu, and in-built 1526 after demolishing the temple. (With ANI inputs)
